Politics and Opinion in Crisis, 1678 81

by Mark Knights and Knights Mark

Book Overview

The aftermath of the Popish Plot and the subsequent succession crisis of the years 1678 to 1681 are the context for this new study. It asks two key questions: was there an exclusion crisis? and did these years witness the birth of modern political parties? The author argues that the unrest was not simply due to a centrally organized party machine based around the single issue of exclusion; but was a broad-based controversy about the succession, fears...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521024390
• ISBN13: 9780521024396
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"